Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09
Germany,
RESUME OF THE WEEK.

RhSOh6 Of Ihh W ZEN.
BERLIN, May 8.-The Metz Gazette
announces that the authorities will dis
solve all societies and clubs refusing to
admit Germans, and will endeavor to
enforce the exclusive use of German as
the official language throughout Alsace and
Lorraine. The Tagblatt advocates plan
to colonize the provinces by the gradual
expectation of French sympathlzers by
purchases of land through the state, as
sisted by a land bank, the settlement of
German farmers and special grant to
soldiers OF the reserve.
In the meantime there is no state of
siege in Alsace and Lorraine. The regime,
however, is quite as thorough. French
artisans hitherto employed in the frontier
towns are leaving, the French consuls
sendingH them to France. The French
frontier pop1lace are engaged in hunts af-
ter Germans whenever they have a chance.
An incident of this kind occurred at
Belfort. A party of German excursion
lists who made trip from Frieberg to
Belfort, were mObbed as soon as they
were seen upon the public promenade,
being stoned and hooted at by the crowd.
A detail of gems d'arms had to escort
them to the station where they were
guarded until their train started.
The North German Gazette and other
other official organs continue the discus
sion of the Austro Russian agreement of
1877, revealed through the Gazette. The
official press of Vienna being IN
able to deny the accuracy of
the statement that the agreement
covered an Austrian occupation of Bos-
MIA with Russian occupation of Constan-
tinOple, maintains silence. The Pesther
Lloyd alone, in al article inspired by the
court, suggests that Prince Bismarck will
be party to an agreement, besides after
ward arranging a constitution, to arrest the
progress of the Russians in the Balkans.
The discussion greatly excites diplomatic
circles. The public asks what the contro-
versy means and why Prince Bismarck
now asks the agreement to be divulged.
The accepted diplomatic Interpretation is
that Prince Bismarck hopes to conciliate
the Pans!avists by showing that Germany
did not interfere with Russian progress
and did nothing to check her designs on
Turkey.
The North German Gazette following
| denies that Germany Initiated the Berlin
| Congress and lays the whole blame for
the defeat of GOrtsChakef's policy on
! GortsChakeff's want of diplomatic
strategy.
The Crown Prince Frederick William
! will return to POttsdam on Wednesday
and will remain there until he goes to
! London.
The Emperor yesterday had 4 long
conference with General Won Moltke.
An official dinner was given at the
| palace yesterday in honor Of the birthday
of the eldest son of Prince Frederick
William, the Crown Prince.
| Professor VirChoW has sent to the
| Crown Prince, Frederick William,
the results of his examination. The
| inquiry originated in the request of the
Crown Prince, who desired to know if
Prof. VirchoW was 9ble to hold any
cranial or physiognomiC popularity,
showing persistent family type The
report is held private, but it is known
| that Prof. VirchoW traces Uranium char
acteristics not leading to the intellectual
side.
The revision of Luther's Bible pro-
crosses. The minor prophets will be
completed in the autumn. The govern
ment has granted sum to defray the
expenses. The revision committee meets
at the hall of a German-American.
Frederick Stock of Chicago, from
Stock Bros, has, according to the Zurich
papers, defrauded two banks at Zurich He
sold two genuine bills of exchange, pay
able at sight draft by the New York firm
of Hollgarten & Co., upon the Interna-
tional bank fLondon, and another draft
of Speyer Bros. of New York upon Speeht
Bros. of London. Stock tried similar
frauds in Pesth and Trieste. After cash
ing check on the Banque Genestle at
Milan he disappeared.